单词 | dance |
释义 | verb | noun dancedance1 /dæns/ ●●● S1 W2 verb 1 [intransitive] to move your feet and body in a way that matches the style and speed of music: Do you want to dance?dance to The audience clapped and danced to the music.dance with The bride danced with her father.2[transitive] to do a type of dance: dance the waltz/tango/samba etc. They banged cymbals and danced jigs.3[intransitive, transitive] eng. lang. arts to dance in performances, especially in ballet: He danced several solos in the “Nutcracker Suite.”dance with something She danced with the San Francisco Ballet for six years.4[intransitive] to move up, down, and around quickly in a way that looks like dancing: Red, white, and blue balloons danced in the wind.5[intransitive] if someone’s eyes dance, they show happiness or humor SYN twinkle: “Shh! Don’t tell anyone,” he said, his eyes dancing.6dance to somebody’s tune to obey someone completely, because he or she has control over you: They control all the funding, so we have to dance to their tune.—dancing noun [uncountable]: I’d love to go dancing.dance around something phrasal verb disapproving to avoid discussing something or dealing with it directly: The governor spent the day dancing around reporters’ questions. verb | noun dancedance2 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1[countable] a special set of movements that matches the style and speed of a particular type of music: The waltz is an easy dance to learn. I taught her a few dance steps (=the movements of a particular dance). Can you teach me how to do that dance?2[countable] a social event where the main activity is dancing: Alan took Amy to the dance last weekend. school dances3[countable] an act of dancing: May I have the next dance (=will you dance with me?)? Clare did a little dance (=moved her body as if she were dancing) of excitement.4[countable] eng. lang. arts a piece of music that you can dance to: The band was playing a slow dance.5[uncountable] eng. lang. arts the activity or art of dancing, especially as a performance: I had always thought I’d pursue dance as my career. a dance troupe → see also a song and dance at song (5) |
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